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In two days of transporting passengers, Cuenca's tram has put at least one skeptic's prediction to rest -- that no one will ride it. "We have more than twice as many passengers than we expected and have to ask some people to wait on the plaform for the next train,"...
Venezuela's low case count and death toll from the coronavirus are likely false and could in fact be thousands of times higher than official figures, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Johns Hopkins University. In fact, the country may lead all Latin...
By Jeff Van Pelt I first wrote this article while confined to a hotel room in Quito 24/7, after being stranded in Argentina for 7 weeks. My emotions inevitably colored the message. It was titled “Exiled and Abandoned.” I decided not to publish it as it would have been...
Demonstrators defied coronavirus safety restrictions to stage protests in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca on Monday and Tuesday against President Lenin Moreno's drastic economic measures to tackle the country’s economic crisis. Moreno last week announced deep public...
Despite Ecuador's decision to resume domestic and international air travel on June 1, there is growing concern about what that service will look like. On Monday, Latam, Ecuador's largest commercial carrier filed for bankruptcy, less than two weeks after Avianca, the...
By Christina Farr If you’ve tuned into the daily news cycle during the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably noticed circumstances where scientists seemed reluctant to share information, debated the latest research on social media or downright changed their views. In...
By Jan Dynes I was asked to write a short piece by a very reputable magazine about how anyone can find happiness in today’s world -- the one of pandemics, war, starvation, ‘dog eat dog’ politics and ‘man’s inhumanity to man’. I couldn’t write that article. I had to...
By Gabriela Vaz with Marco Sibaja In Latin America, a region experiencing ever-increasing growth in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths, Uruguay and Costa Rica stand out as success stories. Despite never declaring a general lockdown, Uruguay had recorded...
By Jann Bellamy NewsGuard, a company that evaluates and rates news and information websites, recently analyzed Facebook Pages and Twitter accounts to identify what it calls “super-spreaders” of COVID-19 misinformation, Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Joseph Mercola, and the...
For the first time in more than two months, health emergency restrictions are being relaxed in Cuenca. The city joins eight other municipalities in Azuay Province in moving from "red light" to "yellow light" Covid-19 protocols. Among the changes under yellow light...
As part of preparations for the beginning of commercial service, Cuenca's tram system is offering free rides to the public beginning Monday morning. Passengers can board the train at any of the system's 27 stations from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. According to tramway...
As we gradually reopen businesses and the curfew is relaxed, it is not a time to relax our vigilance and safety measures that have allowed us to reduce the infection and death rate from Covid-19 — in Cuenca — and in those parts of the world that have taken measures to...
By Ricki Lewis Dividing groups of people into “us” and “them” isn’t usually a good idea, but in the scary new world of COVID-19, it makes a certain sense. Issuing “immunity licenses” – aka passports or certificates – to people whose blood contains neutralizing...
The Cuenca Emergency Operations Committee voted Friday night to change from "red" to "yellow light" the city's health emergency status beginning Monday, May 25. "We made the determination that conditions are favorable to begin easing the emergency restrictions," Mayor...
By Patrick Oppmann Few world leaders have generated as much criticism and praise, often at the same time, for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic as El Salvador's Nayib Bukele. Even though Bukele had been president for less than a year, in March he took the...
Once Latin America’s coronavirus hotspot, Ecuador now appears to be leading the region out of the first wave of outbreaks. With the contagion trendline spiking higher in Brazil, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, Ecuador is beginning to relax some of the lockdown...
By Giovanni Cambizaca After last week’s article about natural wines, I heard from a reader who had sampled an orange wine while on a trip to Argentina. She thought the wine had a lovely bouquet, but no one in her group actually liked the taste of it. So this week,...
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) is preparing for mass protests in Quito and says it will provide more details today. On Thursday, Leonidas Iza, president of the Cotopaxi Indigenous and Peasant Movement (MICC), member of the Conaie...
Jueves, 21/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Búnker Escénico - This organization formed by local artists and residents of Azuay has scheduled various activities on Facebook. Every lunes a las 20:30, it broadcasts "Lunes de tretro leído" in...
By Robert Bradley The GoFundMe campaign to raise money for my medical needs reached its goal in a mere three days and I am overwhelmed with gratitude to all those who came to my assistance, dear friends as well as dear strangers. I am truly astonished at the kindness...
Week of August 16
Azuay stays under state of exception as authorities track criminal groups expanding around Cuenca.
Older adults and people with disabilities can now request vehicle tax break online.
That unresolved bank complaint has another place to go and the service is free.
